Spindle whorl BM EA84377

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. Below B1-7 Level, Pit 82/135 (settlement). Excavation number 66A/241.

Dating: Late Christian period (1100-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84377.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 17.79 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.6

Thickness (cm): 1.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84377>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)